Energy monitoring

1. Importance of Energy Monitoring as a
Key Energy Efficiency Concept

2. What is energy monitoring?
An energy efficiency technique that
helps offer feedback and
measurement of energy
consumption, patterns, trends with
the aim of noting opportunity areas
in order to reduce energy usage
and costs.

3. ?
• In most cases, the monitors are plugged directly into the breaker
panel specifically on the areas of interest that need monitoring. If it is
web based, the information is sent directly to a computer or
smartphone.
How is monitoring done

4. Elements monitored
•Peak Power
•Voltages
•Currents
•Power factor
•Energy

5. Importance of monitoring
•Identify and explain excessive
energy use
•Detect instances when consumption
is unexpectedly higher or lower than
would usually have been the case
•Visualize energy consumption trends
(daily, weekly, seasonal,
operational…)

6. Importance Contd…
•Determine future energy use and
costs when planning changes in
the business
•Diagnose specific areas of
wasted energy
•Observe how changes to
relevant driving factors impact
energy efficiency

7. Importance Contd…
•Develop performance targets for energy
management programs
•Manage energy consumption, rather than
accept it as a fixed cost

8. Monitoring renewable energy output
•Once you have installed a solar system in
your facility, its important to know the
output on a minute by minute basis.
•This helps in knowing if the system is
performing optimally as had been promised
by the contractor or it is below capacity.

9. Cont.Sample Graph…

10. Conclusion…
•Energy monitoring is a function of the
axiom
“ You cant control what you can
measure”
•To improve energy performance, you
must monitor your energy use.
•Monitor energy and enjoy cost savings